National Library of Wales Archives and Manuscripts

NLW MS 23981E, ff. 62-70.
Item
1917, 1970.

Part of Miscellaneous letters and papers

Three letters to [Thomas] Seccombe from Eleanor Farjeon, 18 April 1917 (ff. 62-65), John Freeman, 19 April 1917 (f. 66), and Edward Garnett, 19 April 1917 (ff. 67-68), concerning the death of Edward Thomas at Arras on 9 April 1917 and Seccombe's letter of tribute published in the Times Literary Supplement, 19 April 1917, p. 189.
Also included is a letter, 1 April 1970, from Myfanwy Thomas, daughter of Edward and Helen Thomas, to a Mr Reynold, discussing collecting her father's books and the Edward and Helen Thomas Window Fund (f. 69); and a typescript copy, [20 cent, third ¼], of a letter, dated 3 August 1908, from Edward Thomas to his literary agent C. F. Cazenove (the original letter was lot 402 in the Dominic Winter auction, 13 December 2012) (f. 70).

Seccombe, Thomas, 1866-1923

Household poems: [1 Bronwen],

424/2/106/1.
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1916, Mar. 29-Apr. 6 /

First line: If I should ever by chance grow rich. Written 'at Little Warley and Hare Hall'. Manuscript draft in pencil.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

February afternoon [sonnet 2],

424/2/86/1.
File
1916, Feb. 7-8 /

First line: Men heard this roar of parleying starlings, saw. Manuscript draft in ink.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Letter sent 14 Jan 1917,

424/1/1/1/1/216.
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1917, Jan. 14 /

Letter from Edward Thomas to Helen Thomas, addressed Lydd, Kent, dated 'Sunday'. Formerly in envelope dated 14 Jan 1917, Lydd.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Letter sent 25 Jan 1917,

424/1/1/1/1/220.
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1917, Jan. 25 /

Letter from Edward Thomas to Helen Thomas. Formerly in envelope postmarked 25 Jan 1917, Codford, Wiltshire.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Blenheim oranges,

424/2/134/2.
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1916, Sep. 3 /

First line: Gone, gone again. Written at Royal Artillery School, Handel Street, London W.C. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

The Sheiling,

424/2/141/1.
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1916, Nov. 23 /

First line: It stands alone. Written 'travelling back from Gordon Bottomley's (Silverdale)'. Manuscript draft in pencil.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

The Lofty sky,

424/2/24/1.
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1915, Jan. 10 /

First line: Today I want the sky. Written in Steep. Typescript. Lacks beginning, lines 25-34 only.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Last poem,

424/2/144/1.
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1917, Jan. 13 /

First line: The sorrow of true love is a great sorrow. Written at Lydd. Manuscript copy in ink in Helen Thomas' hand.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Tonight,

424/2/68/1.
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1915, Apr. 30 /

First line: Harry, you know at night. Written in Steep. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Letter sent 7 Apr 1917,

424/1/1/1/1/225.
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1917, Apr. 7 /

Letter from Edward Thomas to Helen Thomas, sent from Field Post Office - envelope only, postmarked 7 Apr 1917.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

November sky,

424/2/2/1.
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1914, Dec. 4 /

First line: November's days are thirty. Written in Steep. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

R. George Thomas (Edward Thomas) Research Papers

GB 0210 RGTHOS
Fonds
1897-1967

Research papers of Professor R. George Thomas, mostly comprising typescript transcripts and photocopies of letters (the originals of which are held in English, American and Canadian repositories, and in private hands) from the poet Edward Thomas (1878-1917). The letters were assembled by R. George Thomas in preparation for his edition of Edward Thomas: Selected Letters (Oxford University Press, 1995), and are duplicates of copies deposited in the Edward Thomas Archive at Cardiff University.

Thomas, R. George.

Edward Thomas letter

NLW MS 23981E, f. 60.
Item
12 May 1914

Part of Miscellaneous letters and papers

Autograph letter, 12 May 1914, from Edward Thomas, Steep, Petersfield, [Hampshire], to [Thomas] Seccombe, mainly concerning Thomas's new bicycle.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Edward Thomas letters to O. M. Edwards

NLW MS 23222B.
File
1900-1902

Twelve letters, 1900-1902, from Edward Thomas to Sir Owen M. Edwards, his erstwhile tutor at Lincoln College, Oxford, written shortly after Thomas had left university, their main purpose being to ask for guidance in seeking employment; they also reflect his attachment to Wales and his interest in the Welsh language.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Letters of Anglo-Welsh writers

NLW MS 22003E.
File
1901-1991

Over a hundred letters, 1901-1991, of miscellaneous provenance from twentieth-century Anglo-Welsh writers to various recipients; the correspondents include Gillian Clarke (10, and three poems) 1986-1988, Rhys Davies (10) 1928-1929, 1975-1978, W. H. Davies (13, together with press cuttings, 1905-1950s, and four printed poems) [1909x1913]-1925, David Jones (8) 1960-1973, John Cowper Powys (7) 1927-1953, Dylan Thomas (10) 1938-1952, Edward Thomas (7) 1901-1912, Gwyn Thomas (2) 1952-1953, R. S. Thomas (6) 1956-1960 and Vernon Watkins (5) 1962-1966.

Clarke, Gillian, 1937-